bewray

[ bih-rey ]

verb (used with object)Archaic.
  1. to reveal or expose.

  2. to betray.

Origin of bewray

1
1250–1300; Middle English bewraien, equivalent to be-be- + wraien,Old English wrēgan to accuse, cognate with Old High German ruogen (German rügen), Gothic wrohjan

Other words from bewray

  • be·wray·er, noun
  • un·be·wrayed, adjective

Words Nearby bewray

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How to use bewray in a sentence

  • You bewray yourself and sex by repeating the slander, though even in jest, as I see you are.

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  • See thou to it; but from me shalt thou have but good even as hath been aforetime; so bewray me not.'

  • Should we be silent and not speak, our raiment And state of bodies would bewray what life We have led since thy exile.

  • Well then,” said Hallblithe, “why did the Puny Fox bewray me, and at whose bidding?

  • O what an evaporation wherewith to bewray the masks or mufflers of young mangy queans.

British Dictionary definitions for bewray

bewray

/ (bɪˈreɪ) /


verb
  1. (tr) an obsolete word for betray

Origin of bewray

1
C13: from be- + Old English wrēgan to accuse; related to Gothic wrōhjan

Derived forms of bewray

  • bewrayer, noun

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